When a University employee travels within the State of Alabama on official University business, the employee can be reimbursed on a per diem basis for expenses other than transportation based on the duration of travel according to the chart below. The P-Card cannot be used to pay for any expenses covered by in-state per diem (lodging, meals, and gratuities).
Effective July 1, 2018, per diem allowance is as follows:
| Per Diem | Duration of Travel |
| $12.75 | Travel of six to twelve hours |
| $34.00 | Travel of more than twelve hours which does not include an overnight stay |
| $85.00 | Each day or portion of a day when an overnight stay of one night only is required |
| $100.00 | Each day or portion of a day when an overnight stay of two or more nights is required |